Optimus
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| Optimus | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | oblate |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
TX GU R
- 65 days, semi-det., regular leaf, very high yields of 6-10 oz round red good tasting fruit, a Czech variety.
Year: 2006
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Dates back to the 1890s.
- Click here to view the page from Wm. Henry Maule Seed Catalogue for 1890 at Craig LeHoullier's website.
- PI 452004. Originally from Italy, then NSSL. Collected by USDA in February 1980 from Italy.
See also
- Early Optimus (dates back to the 1880s - see Burpee 1888 Seed Catalog at Craig LeHoullier's website).
- Some SSE members indicated that this is a Czech variety.
Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | . | . | |
| 2017 | . | . | |
| 2016 | . | . | |
| 2015 | . | . | |
| 2014 | . | . | |
| 2013 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest |
. | . |
| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Sand Hill Preservation Center TomatoFest |
3 | 1 |
| 2010 | Sand Hill Preservation Center - new TomatoFest |
4 | . |
| 2009 | TomatoFest | 4 | . |
| 2008 | TomatoFest | 5 | . |
| 2007 | 3 | . |
Facts about OptimusRDF feed
| Fruit color | red + |
| Fruit shape | oblate + |
| Fruit size | medium + |
| Fruit type | slicer + |
| Growth habit | indet. + |
| Leaf | regular + |
| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member | TX GU R + |
| Vendor | Sand Hill Preservation Center + and TomatoFest + |